# PACE Assertiveness

*Tom Geraghty · Voice & Silence, Interpersonal Practice, Safety & Human Error*

Introduces PACE graded assertiveness — Probe, Alert, Challenge, Emergency — as a structured escalation framework for voice across power gradients. Developed within CRM, it gives people a shared vocabulary for calibrating directness to urgency without defaulting to aggression.

- **This page:** https://explore.psychsafety.com/n/pace-graded-assertiveness/
- **Read the full article on psychsafety.com:** https://psychsafety.com/pace-graded-assertiveness/
- **Interactive map:** https://explore.psychsafety.com/?node=pace

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- [Crew Resource Mgmt](https://explore.psychsafety.com/n/crew-resource-management-and-psychological-safety.md)
- [The Tenerife Disaster](https://explore.psychsafety.com/n/the-tenerife-disaster-of-1977-were-going.md)
- [Building PS Upwards](https://explore.psychsafety.com/n/building-psychological-safety-upwards.md)
- [Cultural Diversity and Crew Communication](https://explore.psychsafety.com/n/fischer-orasanu-1999.md) (paper)
- [Psychological Safety 101 Course](https://explore.psychsafety.com/n/psychological-safety-101-course.md)
- [Speaking Up at Work](https://explore.psychsafety.com/n/speaking-up-at-work.md)